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The operations at liquefied natural gas terminal in Klaipeda seaport are suspended this week due to the upcoming dredging works. The Lithuanian port will be closed during the whole week, as dredging aims to clean the ground of the bottom, remove sand deposits and to ensure safe depth for the carriers. The cleaning operations will… Read More
The Inland Waterways Authority of India has floated three tenders for ferry vessels, dredging and the setting up of terminals on 16 km stretch of the Yamuna in the national capital. It has also sought permission from the National Green Tribunal for the works on the river. “We are looking at Yamuna very closely. We… Read More
As progress continues with the remediation of the Keuka Lake Outlet, officials are still unsure about what the future holds for the historic stone building located on the site. Although it is now dwarfed by the large white temporary fabric structure, New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) had previously completed stabilization work on the… Read More
The multi-year, $750 million cleanup of the Fox River will take longer than expected. The eighth year of PCB dredging on the river will conclude next month. The project was expected to be completed in 2017 but will now continue into 2018. It started in April, 2009, the largest river cleanup of its kind in… Read More
The long-awaited dredging of the Mianus River at Cos Cob Harbor is finally here — almost. The contractor working with the Army Corps of Engineers on the project is set to begin the week of Oct. 10, said project manager Jack Karalius. “We have already issued public notices and the town has been in contact… Read More
While the proposed shoreline project on Sea Island has battled against heated environmentalist opposition to gain state approval, the application to build a new beach on the resort island has sat stagnant at the next level. Sea Island Acquisition must still get approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before it can begin work… Read More
Signalling the Port City construction would soon be up and running, the first of the dredgers to work on the reclamation docked at the Colombo South Harbour yesterday, the company said in a statement yesterday. The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) mining license for the designated sand burrow area was obtained by the project…. Read More
Montauk residents and local legislators have told U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials that the proposed $1.16 billion Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point project is not enough to solve the problems of beach erosion and storm protection in the downtown Montauk area. The Army Corps held the last of four public hearings — the… Read More
A multimillion-dollar beach replenishment project will help protect Cape May County’s waterways and its communities. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced several provisions made under the 2016 Water Resources Development Act allowing federal funding to be applied to storm protection projects in the South Jersey county. The house approved the bill which includes a $55 million beach… Read More
Dredging is scheduled to begin October 3 to bring the federal Grays Harbor navigation channel to a deeper depth of -38 feet Mean Lower Low Water and remove accumulated sediments since the last maintenance dredging. The purpose of the dredging is to improve deep-draft vessel navigation in the Grays Harbor channel by reducing tidal delays… Read More
Almost four years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled his neighborhood so badly that Britain’s Prince Harry had to stop by for a look at the damage, Paul Jeffrey is ready to sleep soundly again. His Ortley Beach community in Toms River, New Jersey called itself ground zero of the 2012 storm that washed entire neighborhoods off… Read More
The half-billion dollar Charleston Harbor deepening project has cleared another hurdle now that the House of Representatives has passed the Water Resources Development Act. The measure approved Wednesday includes $200 million in federal money for the channel deepening project. Differences between the House and the Senate version approved earlier must now be worked out. South… Read More
Dredging is underway for a 13-mile stretch of the Napa River, as well as a heavily silted boat launch the city hopes to revive. A federal project to scoop sediment from the county’s central waterway began Sept. 12, the same day the city started clearing around a boat ramp at Kennedy Park. Environmental permits will… Read More
Stage two of Port Otago’s “Next Generation” dredging programme is under way to take most of the 13km channel to a final depth of 14m. It is expected to be completed by September next year. Stage one, to widen and deepen the channel to a 13.5m depth, has been completed, and container ship operators immediately… Read More
Following consultation with Natural England, Cowes Harbour Commission is applying to vary the existing dredge consents for the next phases of the Outer Harbour Project, the Eastern Channel dredge and Shrape extension. The application comes after Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has agreed the final Outer Harbour Project (OHP) design layout with the Homes and Communities… Read More